Clinical Study

Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nationwide Retrospective Study of Efficacy and Tolerability

Table 3

Adverse events during sorafenib therapy.

Adverse event*All grades (%)Grades 3-4 (%)

Fatigue6812
Anorexia477
Diarrhoea4211
Rash334
Nausea323
Hand-foot syndrome2612
Hypertension183
Vomiting163
Thrombocytopenia53
Bone marrow suppression4ā€”
Metabolic/laboratory41
Haemorrhage4ā€”

Adverse events based on information in medical records and graded according to NCI-CTCAE v3.0.